Trusting Beatrice

Trusting Beatrice is a 1993 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Cindy Lou Johnson and starring Irène Jacob.

Cast

Irène Jacob as Beatrice de Lucio
Mark Evan Jacobs as Claude Dewey
Charlotte Moore as Mrs. Dewey
Leonardo Cimino as Daddy V.J.
Pat McNamara as Mr. Dewey
Steve Buscemi as Danny

Production

According to Jacob, the film was shot in five weeks. The fact that her English was “shaky” at the time helped Jacob earn the role of Beatrice.

Release

The film was released in Los Angeles on January 29, 1993. There, it earned $3,349 on its opening weekend. The film then had its New York premiere at the Quad Cinema on February 12, 1993.

Reception

Vincent Canby of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, calling it "the sort of failed comedy that becomes increasingly difficult to watch as it proceeds."
Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "means to soar and sing, but it’s blocky, awkward, forced."
The Chicago Tribune also gave the film a negative review: "Johnson, in her first feature film, has turned out a wan romantic comedy whose screenplay is its downfall, a concoction containing more holes than laughs, more cliches than creativity."